______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “ wind shear?” Here is the correct answer.Wind Shear is the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction (as, vertically). The shear can be speed shear (where speed changes between the two points, but not direction), direction shear (where direction changes between the two points, but not speed) or a combination of the two.  I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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The upper level trough of low pressure that helped cause the windy conditions Thursday is moving away from us as an upper level high replaces it to clear us out for part of the weekend. The clouds are gathering and showers aren’t too far behind.

THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER: They say the best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, peaks this weekend when Earth passes through a stream of debris from “rock comet” 3200 Phaethon. Forecasters expect to see as many as 120 meteors per hour when the shower peaks on Dec. 13th and 14th. Visit SpaceWeather.com for photos and observing tips. Look for openings in the clouds at night and view away from city lights.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 70 in theModerate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog this AM (visibility 0.25 mi. or less), mostly cloudy with patchy lingering fog this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday through Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
• highs 44-47 cooling to 45 Tuesday lows 37-39.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Friday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 44-47 lows 36-40 cooling back to 36 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) Monday, evening rain, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday night.
• highs near 50 lows near 40.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs near 48 lows 39-42 cooling back to 39 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with areas of inland fog this AM, just mostly cloudy this afternoon , a good (50%) chance of coastal rain in the evening and rain likely (70%) late tonight while a (40%) chance of inland rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• AM rain, rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• AM rain likely (60%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday night.
• highs near 54 lows 48-45 warming to 47 Tuesday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain at night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 53-56 lows 46-49. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow this evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Monday (0.10 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow likely (70%) Monday night,
• Rain and snow Tuesday, then rain and snow likely Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 6,000 ft. today, 4,500 ft. tonight through Tuesday, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 38-35 lows 30-26.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night and Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Rain and snow likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday.
• snow 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, then 4,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 37-40 lows 24-30.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

________________

No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “ wind shear?” Here is the correct answer.Wind Shear is the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction (as, vertically). The shear can be speed shear (where speed changes between the two points, but not direction), direction shear (where direction changes between the two points, but not speed) or a combination of the two.  I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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The upper level trough of low pressure that helped cause the windy conditions Thursday is moving away from us as an upper level high replaces it to clear us out for most of the weekend.

THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER: The best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, peaks this weekend when Earth passes through a stream of debris from “rock comet” 3200 Phaethon. Forecasters expect to see as many as 120 meteors per hour when the shower peaks on Dec. 13th and 14th. Visit SpaceWeather.com for photos and observing tips. Look for openings in the clouds at night and view away from city lights.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at AHWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this evening, areas of fog late tonight and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Rain likely (70%) Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
• lows 32-39 highs 44-47 cooling to 45 Tuesday.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Friday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 44-47 lows 36-40 cooling back to 36 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon, cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday night.
• lows near 40 highs near 50.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs near 48 lows 39-42 cooling back to 39 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of inland fog late tonight and Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon , a good (50%) chance of coastal rain in the evening and rain likely (70%) at night while a (40%) chance of inland rain Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• AM rain, rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Tuesday, then showers likely (70%) Tuesday night.
• lows 43-48 cooling to 45 warming to 47 Tuesday night highs near 54.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain at night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 53-56 lows 46-49. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Monday, Monday night, Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 5,000 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, then 4,500 ft. Monday night,
• lows 26-30 cooling back to 26 Tuesday night highs 38-35.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night and Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Rain and snow likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday.
• free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Wednesday, snow level 3,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, then 4,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 37-40 lows 27-30.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

________________

No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “ wind shear?” Here is the correct answer.Wind Shear is the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction (as, vertically). The shear can be speed shear (where speed changes between the two points, but not direction), direction shear (where direction changes between the two points, but not speed) or a combination of the two.  I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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The upper level trough of low pressure helped cause the windy conditions Thursday is moving away from us as an upper level high replaces it to clear us out a bit for most of the weekend.

THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER: The best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, peaks this weekend when Earth passes through a stream of debris from “rock comet” 3200 Phaethon. Forecasters expect to see as many as 120 meteors per hour when the shower peaks on Dec. 13th and 14th. Visit SpaceWeather.com for photos and observing tips. Look for openings in the clouds at night and view away from city lights.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 47 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a sight (20%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night.
• highs 47-44 warming back to near 47 Monday lows 32-39.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 44-48 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, just mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon, a (30%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday, then a good (50%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 49-46 warming back to 49 Monday lows 37-40.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs near 48 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy inland fog late tonight and Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night.
• highs near 52 lows 42-47.
•  Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 53-56 lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of  showers, partly cloudy this afternoon through Sunday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night.
• free air freezing level 4,000 ft. today, 5,000 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, then 4,500 ft. Monday night.
• highs 36-38 cooling back to 36 Monday lows 26-28.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
• free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, then 4,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 34-40 lows 27-25 warming to 32 Thursday night.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “ wind shear?”  Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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The upper level trough of low pressure helped cause the windy conditions Thursday is moving away from us as an upper level high replaces it to clear us out a bit for most of the weekend.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers this evening, becoming partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a sight (20%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night.
• lows 37-32 warming to near 39 Monday night highs 47-44 warming back to near 47 Monday.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 44-48 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday, then a good (50%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 38-42 highs 47-50.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs near 48 lows 38-44. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers tonight while a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy inland fog late at night and Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night.
• lows 42-47 highs 52-56.
•  Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 53-56 lows 44-50. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (under 0.10 in of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 5,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, then 4,500 ft. Monday night.
• lows 26-28 highs 38-36.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
• free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, then 4,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 34-40 lows 27-25 warming to 32 Thursday night.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “ wind shear?”  Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level trough of low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska is spinning frontal systems at us. The frontal system that has caused the windy conditions is still heading northeastward with a secondary low riding behind the main low. They have passed by us now and high pressure will take over for the weekend.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 46 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 59 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD  ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy  Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then becoming mostly cloudy at night.
• highs 52-48 lows 42-36 warming to near 40 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 47-50 lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with increasing showers to likely (60%) this evening, showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday AM, (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy  Saturday afternoon and evening, areas of fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night.
• lows near 42-35 warming to 38 Sunday night highs 52-48.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday and at night,
• Rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (60%)Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 47-50 cooling back to 47 Thursday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight while rain inland, evening showers  showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms inland late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: SW 25-35 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Saturday AM while areas of inland fog, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night at the shore while areas of inland fog at night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night.
• lows 48-42 warming to 45 Sunday night highs 54-52.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday through Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (60%) Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 53-56 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), rain and snow showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0,10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (under 0.10 in of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of morning rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. today and tonight, 4,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 5,000 ft.  Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, then 5,500 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 32-26 warming to near 30 Sunday night highs 36-38.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday.
• free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 4,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 5,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 38-34 lows 30-28.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “ wind shear?”  Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level trough of low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska is spinning frontal systems at us. The frontal system that has caused the windy conditions is still heading northeastward with a secondary low riding behind the main low.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST,  THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, AND THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA I-5 CORRIDOR AND THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
• *A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD  ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered showers this evening, a (40%) chance of isolated showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 5-10 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  partly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy  Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then becoming mostly cloudy at night.
• lows 42-36 warming to near 40 Sunday night highs near 48.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 47-50 lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with increasing showers to likely (60%) this evening, showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday AM, (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy  Saturday afternoon and evening, areas of fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night.
• lows near 42-35 warming to 38 Sunday night highs 52-48.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday and at night,
• Rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (60%)Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 47-50 cooling back to 47 Thursday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight while rain inland, evening showers  showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms inland late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: SW 25-35 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Saturday AM while areas of inland fog, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night at the shore while areas of inland fog at night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night.
• lows 48-42 warming to 45 Sunday night highs 54-52.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday through Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (60%) Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 53-56 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of isolated rain and snow showers this evening, a (40%) chance of scattered rain and snow showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible)  and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph dropping off to SW 5-10 mph late tonight),
• AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), rain and snow showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon (0,10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Friday night (under 0.10 in of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of morning rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 5,000 ft.  Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, then 5,500 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 32-26 warming to near 30 Sunday night highs 36-38.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday.
• free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 4,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 5,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 38-34 lows 30-28.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “ wind shear?”  Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level trough of low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska is spinning frontal systems at us. Another frontal system is moving from southwest to northeast from off the California coast bringing heavy rain and high winds.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST,  THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON, AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA I-5 CORRIDOR.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD  ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and windy (Wind: SE 10-15 mph gusts to 40 mph increasing and shifting S 25-35 mph gusts to 60 mph in the afternoon) this afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 5-10 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening showers,  a slight (50%) chance of showers with patchy fog late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 56-50 lows 42-38.
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs near 48 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Rain this AM, rain likely (70%) this afternoon, (0.15 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: SE 15-25 mph increasing to S 25-35 mph gusts to 55 mph late morning and afternoon), showers likely (70%) this evening, rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers with patchy fog Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night.
• highs 53-48 lows near 42-34.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday and at night,
• Then showers likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 46-50 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• AM coastal rain and rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening while rain inland today (0.35 in. of rain possible) and in the evening, windy (Wind: S 20-25 mph increasing to S 25-40 mph late AM and and this afternoon inland, S 25-35 mph increasing to S 30-45 mph late morning and afternoon at the shore), rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with patchy inland fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, areas of fog late at night.
• highs 57-53 lows 48-40.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain with areas of fog at night,
• Then showers likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 52-56 lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) today, very windy (Wind: SE 20-35 mph gusts to 60 mph increasing to S 40-50 mph gusts to 70 mph this afternoon) this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. 0f snow possible) tonight and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph dropping off to SW 5-10 mph late at night),
• AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), rain and snow showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Friday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of morning rain and snow showers Saturday, just partly cloudy Saturday night.
• snow level 8,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. this afternoon, 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, snow level 4,000 ft. Saturday, then free air freezing level 5,000 ft.  Saturday night.
• highs 42-36 lows 32-26 warming to 28 Saturday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Sunday, snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 38-34 lows 30-28.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “ wind shear?”  Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level trough of low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska is spinning frontal systems at us. One frontal system is moving through bringing more moisture with it and another front is right behind it.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST,  THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA I-5 CORRIDOR, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 1 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD  ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Rain and windy (Wind: SE 10-20 mph increasing and shifting S 25-35 mph gusts to 65 mph in the afternoon) Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph shifting to SW 5-15 late at night),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening showers,  a slight (50%) chance of showers with patchy fog late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 48-38 highs 54-50.
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs near 48 lows near40. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain  tonight (0.35 in. of rain possible), breezy (Wind: SE 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late),
• Rain Thursday, (0.25 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: SE 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph increasing to S 25-35 mph gusts to 55 mph late morning and afternoon), rain likely (70%) Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers with patchy fog Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night.
• lows near 49-34 highs 53-48.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday and at night,
• Then showers likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 46-50 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with rain, heavy at times, tonight (0.55 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 15-25 mph shifting to SE 10-15 mph gusts to 45 mph, increasing to SE 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph late),
• AM coastal rain and rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening while rain inland Thursday (0.45 in. of rain possible) and in the evening, windy (Wind: S 20-25 mph increasing to S 25-40 mph late AM and and the afternoon inland, (S 25-35 mph increasing to S 35-45 mph late morning and afternoon at the shore), rain likely (70%)  late Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with patchy inland fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, areas of fog late at night.
• lows 52-40 highs 57-53.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain with areas of fog at night,
• Then showers likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs near 55 lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, showers late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) and colder,
• Rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) Thursday, very windy (Wind: SE 25-35 mph gusts to 55 mph increasing to S 40-50 mph gusts to 75 mph in the afternoon) in the afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers Thursday night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph then light late at night),
• AM rain and snow showers (0.10 in of rain possible, 1 in. of rain possible) likely (70%),  rain and snow showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Friday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night.
• snow level 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late tonight, above 8,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, then free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 37-26 warming to 28 Saturday night highs 42-36.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Sunday, snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 38-34 lows 30-28.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “ wind shear?”  Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level trough of low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska is spinning frontal systems at us. One frontal system is moving through bringing more moisture with it and another front is right behind it.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is cautioned against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST,  THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA I-5 CORRIDOR, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THURSDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD  ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain, slight chance of thunderstorms and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph) this afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible, more in storms), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) tonight,
• AM rain, PM showers likely (70%) and cooler Thursday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SE 15-20 mph increasing and shifting to S 35-40 mph gusts to 60 mph in the afternoon), showers likely (70%) Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to light wind late at night),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 60-47 lows 45-38.
• Partly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs near 47 lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain, heavy at times this afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), rain possibly heavy at times tonight (0.90 in. of rain possible), breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late),
• AM rain, heavy at times, showers Thursday afternoon (0.60 in. of rain possible) and evening , then showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible).
• highs 54-48 lows near 45-37.
• Showers likely (60%) Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday and at night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Tuesday.
• highs 45-50 lows 35-42. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with coastal rain and scattered thunderstorms this AM while inland AM rain likely (70%), rain, heavy at times, slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (1.00 in. of rain possible) and very windy (Wind: S 30-45 mph at the shore, S 15-25 mph inland), rain, heavy at times, tonight (1.15 in. of rain possible),
• AM rain, heavy at times, then rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon (0.60 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night, fog late.
• highs 62-53 lows 52-44.
• Areas of AM fog Saturday, areas of fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Monday and at night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Tuesday.
• highs 54-56 lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) this afternoon and windy (Wind: S 15-25 mph increasing to S 25-35 mph gusts to 55 mph), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and colder tonight,
• Rain Thursday AM, rain and snow and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph increasing to S 35-45 mph gusts to 60 mph in the afternoon) in the afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers Thursday night breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph then light late at night),
• Then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Friday and Friday night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. today and tonight, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• highs 46-34 lows 35-26.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly cloudy at night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday and Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday night through Monday night, then 4,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 35-40 cooling to 35 Tuesday lows near 29.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “ wind shear?”  Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level trough of low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska is spinning frontal systems at us. One frontal system is moving through bringing more moisture with it and another front is right behind it.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 75 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is cautioned against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 2 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST,  THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA I-5 CORRIDOR, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
• *A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• *A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• *A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY  THROUGH 1 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• *A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD  ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, a good (50%) of rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Wednesday afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible), rain (0.80 in. of rain possible) at night,
• Rain and cooler Thursday (0.40 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: E 5-10 mph increasing and shifting to S 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon), showers likely (70%) Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night.
• lows 52-40 highs 63-47.
• Partly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs near 47 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain, heavy at times Wednesday afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), rain possibly heavy at times at night (0.90 in. of rain possible), breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late),
• AM rain, heavy at times, showers Thursday afternoon (0.60 in. of rain possible) and evening , then showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible).
• lows near 48-37 highs 54-48.
• Showers likely (60%) Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday.
• highs 45-50 lows 35-42. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with coastal rain this evening while evening rain likely (60%) inland and a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: S 25-40 mph at the shore, S 15-25 mph inland, gusts to 55 late this evening and tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with coastal rain Wednesday, AM inland rain likely (70%), rain, heavy at times, in the afternoon (1.00 in. of rain possible) and very windy (Wind: S 15-25 mph increasing to SE 25-35 mph at the shore, S 15-25 mph inland), rain, heavy at times, Wednesday night (1.15 in. of rain possible),
• AM rain, heavy at times, then rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon (0.60 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible).
• lows 56-44 highs 62-53.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• A (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Then rain likely (60%) Monday.
• highs 54-56 lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) Wednesday afternoon and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph), rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) and colder at night,
• Rain Thursday AM, rain and snow and breezy (Wind: SE 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph increasing and shifting to S 20-25 mph gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon) in the afternoon, rain and snow showers Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, 7,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• lows 38-30 highs 48-34.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly cloudy at night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday and Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday night through Monday night, then 4,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 34-40 cooling to 36 Monday lows 24-30.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

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